That Incessant Buzzing Sound: Privacy watchdog group files complaint over Google Buzz with the Federal Trade Commission. The group complains that the social networkâwhich suggests lists of friends based on most emailed contactsâsigns up GMail users automatically instead of requiring them to opt in to the program.
Roving Pack of Hooligans: Youth in trench coats assault two people, break shit in the Central District and on First Hill.
Stimulus for Seattle: City wins $30 million in stimulus money to fix Mercer Mess. The project's total cost is about $200 million.
Seattle Crime: After 41-year low, violent crime inches back up, according to 2009 crime data from SPD.
Released by Bush: Former Guantanamo detainee expected to rise to number 2 spot in Taliban. The previous guy in that spot was captured last week.
Cut Throat: New York chefs bicker with each other on Twitter.
New Home Construction: It rose in January, mostly on the East Coast and West Coast, not so much in the god-fearing South and Midwest.
CNN Poll Looks Grim for Incumbents: Congress has record lows and Obama doesn't fare well either:
Only 34 percent feel that current federal lawmakers deserve re-election, with 63 percent saying no. According to the survey, 51 percent feel their own member of Congress should be re-electedâalso an all-time low in CNN pollingâwhile 44 percent say their representative doesn't deserve to be returned to office in November. ...According to the poll, 44 percent of registered voters say Obama deserves re-election, with 52 percent saying the president does not deserve a second term in office.
Control of the Senate? Republicans hope for majority in mid-term elections but it appears unlikely.
The Most Popular Band Names: Bliss, Mirage, One, Gemini, Legacy, Paradox and Rain. And new bands are running out of good new names... I suggest "Tuna Monkey."
